Papers

Employment-related information experiences of Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City

This work in progress paper presents findings from 26 semi-structured interviews with Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City, focusing on their employment-related information experiences. It examines the role of personal networks such as friends, …

AI in Canadian LIS Journals: A Text Analysis

Since its inception in 1955, the term “artificial intelligence” (AI) has seen a recent revival with generative AI. But what does this mean for Canadian Library and Information Sciences (LIS) responses? Text analysis was performed in 56 AI …

Parental HIV Disclosure: Scoping Literature Review with a Lens on Information Behavior

Many children have been and continue to be impacted by parents living with HIV/AIDS and disclosure of parental positive HIV/AIDS status to their children has multiple benefits. Research has been done on the prevalence and influencing factors of …

A Window into Generative Artificial Intelligence Under Copyright Law & Policy in Canada

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) challenges and alters existing sociotechnical practices and regulatory schemes. This research provides a window into the current Canadian copyright law and policy context concerning GenAI, offering insights …

Extreme Sport and Information: Initial Findings of Technical Cave Diver’s Information-Seeking Behaviours

Using the participatory, arts-based information world mapping (IWM) method, this study investigated the information-seeking behaviors of cave divers before, during, and after cave dives. Cave diving is considered an extreme sport, in which technical …

Further to Go: The Pervasive Use of Undesirable Models and Language in Research on Neurodivergence in Academic Libraries

It has been suggested that LIS literature discussing neurodivergence uses undesirable models of disability and undesirable language despite growing advocacy for alternatives. We examine the models and language used in 44 works on neurodivergence and …

Adventurers and Algorithms: AI and the Evolution of TTRPG Gameplay

Modern tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) have received increasing attention in library and educational contexts due to their ability to serve as an alternative experiential learning opportunity. However, common TTRPG safety frameworks lack …

A Study of Graduate Students’ Experiences of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New Brunswick

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used by students in higher education for a wide range of tasks, such as brainstorming, finding information, or drafting papers. While we understand the general use cases for AI in the classroom, …

Theorizing Improved NLP Features for Promoting Behavior that Supports CMC Users’ Subjective Well-Being

This work-in-progress identifies gaps in the current Natural Language Processing (NLP) approaches for pro-social communication detection by organizing the state-of-the-art NLP feature detection approaches according to models of Subjective Well-Being …

Application des GML et des technologies sémantiques pour l'extraction de données dans les revues de littérature : Une étude pilote en sciences de l'information

Cette étude pilote évalue les capacités de deux GML, Mistral Small 3.1 et GPT-4o mini, pour effectuer une extraction de données basée sur une ontologie pour supporter les revues de littérature en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l'information (BSI). …